Current Affairs General US politics (ie, not POTUS related)

[riddick]

Luckily for me, I get to vote against him

I genuinely would go down there and cause bodily harm to that guy. You know the best part? I'd then get free healthcare.

"Bootstraps" apparently.

 

[TN Toffee]

Bless his/her heart. He/she probably hangs out with half of my extended family and that TXBill critter, rolling around in their pickups with Confederate Cheeto flags proudly flying from the tailgate.

Not giving them the credit they deserve, IMO. It’s entirely possible (likely) that they have both.

 

[BlueTX]

Not giving them the credit they deserve, IMO. It’s entirely possible (likely) that they have both.

One is an acceptable substitute for the other. Near metaphysical certainty, they have both.

 

[RAFUH]

 

[TN Toffee]

If you needed to see a single image that sums up why the US is doomed to failure in its fight against COVID, this surely is the one. At least ten people crammed onto a boat adorned with Trump flags. No masks, obviously. In the foreground, the man on the left is Bill Lee, Tennessee’s governor. In the center is Janice Bowling, a state senator. On the right is Bill Haggerty, the Republican who will win our vacant US senate seat in November. In the background holding the water bottle is Scott DeJarlais, a member of the US House of Representatives. These “leaders” are the people who are making life and death decisions for many thousands of people. JFC

 

[riddick]

Under a Biden-Harris administration, we will decriminalize the use of marijuana and automatically expunge all marijuana-use convictions, and end incarceration for drug use alone,” Harris said. “This is no time … for half-steppin’, this is no time for incrementalism. We need to deal with the system, and there needs to be significant change in the design of the system.”

Good to see this may help a bit with basic incarceration rates here

 

[verreauxi]

So much winning, again:

NPR Choice page

www.npr.org

 

[Huyton Layne]

 

[sdk]

 

[verreauxi]

You just knew that tweet was gonna get supremely ratioed.

 

[RAFUH]

Yep

 

[summerisle]

 

[BlueTX]

I cannot stand this kind of outright deceitful crap in US politics.

Sen. John Cornyn runs TV ad touting his support of DREAM Act despite record of voting against it

A screen capture from John Cornyn's new Spanish-language TV spot.Amid a tough reelection bid, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn of Texas is airing a Spanish-language

www.sacurrent.com

 

[sdk]

All she needs to be appointed to the Supreme Court is the president's nod, the Senate's approval, and her husband's permission.

 

[riddick]

Apparently Ron Paul had a stroke during a live interview. . Saw the video, not exactly a fun watch. Wish him a good recovery.